Chapter 43: Prayer to the Upper Court
The prefect of Danzhou seemed to think of something, and howled loudly at Xu Jing's back: "Your Majesty, the minister is a student of Xiao Daoling!" You can't torture your ministers at will! ”
When Xu Jing heard Xiao Daoling's words, he stopped and sneered at the corners of his mouth.
Xiao Daoling, Xiao Daoling again. In the huge imperial court, more than half of the corruption of ink is widely implicated in this prime minister.
This Prime Minister Xiao Daoling Xiao not only wants to subvert the rule of Daqian, but also wants to earn a lot of money for himself.
But how can things in the world be so easy? Xu Jing sneered, shook his head and walked away, leaving only the prefect of Danzhou and Jinyiwei.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty's will, those of us who are slaves don't dare to disobey. Someone, send me back to the Imperial Prison Eighteen kinds of torture instruments for the prefect one by one. ”
Gonggong Cao's eyes were gloomy, staring at the prefect of Danzhou and sneering.
"Father-in-law Cao, in the past, we sent you a lot of money as a small person, you can't just forget it!"
The prefect of Danzhou was already a mixture of tears and snot, crying and begging for mercy.
"If you don't say it, the miscellaneous family will soon forget. You black-hearted money, the miscellaneous family has hot hands, so I will send it to Your Majesty. ”
Gonggong Cao sneered, not afraid of these threats at all.
Gonggong Cao knew very well that as long as he did not betray the new emperor, the new emperor, who was in urgent need of employment, would not do anything to his loyal subordinate.
"Eunuch, you dead eunuch, if you dare to touch me at all, my teacher will definitely not let you go!"
The prefect of Danzhou saw that begging for mercy was useless, so he could only scold at Gonggong Cao's back.
As everyone knows, these humiliations have long been painless words in the ears of Gonggong Cao.
As for the prime minister Xiao Daoling? Now that he himself is deeply involved in rebellion, who can he save?
The prefect of Danzhou was forcibly taken away and brought back to the imperial prison.
Xu Jing returned to the Xi Zheng Hall and sat at the table with a blank face.
"Your Majesty, the person has been sent back to prison. I believe that in a few days, one or two mouths will be able to pry open their mouths. ”
Gonggong Cao approached and said in a low voice.
"Father-in-law Cao, how big the problem is that you said about the big job."
Xu Jing didn't care about that, but asked about the current situation in Daqian.
"The slave is just a eunuch, and he doesn't dare to interfere in the government."
When Gonggong Cao heard Xu Jing's question, he pounced and knelt on the ground to respond.
"I told you to say it, and you just had to say it."
Xu Jing waved his hand, not caring about that at all.
"Your Majesty, as the minister knows, today's great cadres are already terminally ill, and even if there is a male lord from heaven, it will be difficult to treat."
Seeing that Xu Jing didn't care, Gonggong Cao had to answer seriously.
"Is the patient terminal?"
Xu Jing muttered in a low voice.
"Now that the great cadres are not just exploited by officials at all levels of the imperial court? The deep-rooted big families such as the merchants in the Jiangnan area, the wealthy families in the north, and the scholars in the Lingnan region were each widely implicated in officials at all levels. ”
"It is common for people to starve to death in good years, not to mention that in the past ten years, natural disasters have occurred everywhere in Daqian, and many people can only exchange land for money and pray for some life-saving money."
"After coming and going, there are very few ordinary people who still have one acre and three points of land, and the vast majority of heaven and earth have long fallen into the hands of the Hao Valve clan in various places."
Cao Gonggong 1510 told the current situation of Daqian.
Today's land annexation is becoming more and more intense, making it extremely difficult for the people of Li all over the world to survive.
"Is the situation worse now?"
Xu Jing didn't dare to imagine that in this situation, the children of high-ranking officials in Kyoto could still drink and dance every day.
"Your Majesty, why don't you rest earlier."
Gonggong Cao knows very well that Xu Jing is facing the current situation of Daqian, even if he has talents, it is difficult to solve it.
It is to let the founding emperor of Daqian face the current situation in the world, and there is nothing he can do, let alone a young man like Xu Jing.
"Even if the situation has reached this point now, I will turn things around and restore peace for all eternity!"
Xu Jing waved his hand, there was no tiredness in his eyes, and some of them were full of excitement.
"Your Majesty, the slave will make you a cup of ginseng tea."
Gonggong Cao looked at Xu Jing's expression, obviously not planning to rest, so he could only exit the room to prepare tea for Xu Jing.
At the same time, Xu Jing's large-scale search for the local prefect has spread throughout Kyoto.
The people in Kyoto are panicked, from the main two grades of the Shangshu to the fourth grade of Jingzhao Yin Mansion.
After all, they are extremely aware of the corruption of these local governors.
There are even many people who have been embezzled for a long time in these matters.
If Xu Jing wants to investigate to the end, none of these officials can escape.
"Say, are you involved in this?"
In the Lin Mansion, Shang Shu ordered Lin Hai to gather all the officials in the mansion to inquire about the matter.
"Uncle, we are only very little involved. It's simply not enough to convict! ”
Some of the young officials said tremblingly.
Since the death of Empress Lin in the Lin Mansion, it has been difficult for anyone to touch the core of power, and most of them can only serve as small Beijing officials from around the fourth grade.
It is to accept bribes, and the amount is definitely not large, at most tens of thousands.
"Rarely? Do you know that the heavy snow in Liaodong has killed 100,000 Li people? Lakh! That's 100,000 people! ”
"You know this, Your Majesty has long been angry. Wherever there is just a penny, it will definitely not be spared. Not to mention that you are involved in it, there are thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars! ”
Lin Hai was angry, staring at the group of uncompetitive backs in front of him and shouting angrily.
"Uncle, Your Majesty and I are clan relatives, so you must not really attack us, right?"
Some young people are still cautious about luck.
"It is precisely because we are clan relatives that we categorically cannot hold back when His Majesty is dealing with major matters!"
Lin Hai looked at the group of young people and shouted.
"Second brother, don't worry, I will arrange for someone to calculate the amount of bribes they have received over the years overnight, and I will send them all to Your Majesty tomorrow."
"I believe that as long as they confess their sins and are sincere enough, presumably Your Majesty will also see that my Lin family is a clan relative and will not be too harsh."
Lin Changhe said cautiously beside Lin Hai.
"For now, it can only be like this, I hope Your Majesty can estimate the clan friendship and will not be too harsh on the Lin family."
Lin Hai seemed to be ten years old for a moment, and sat down slowly with the chair handle.
Originally, with the relationship between the Lin family and Xu Jing, they could slowly gain a firm foothold in the DPRK and China, and even enter the core of power.
But now that it's like this, it is unknown whether the Lin Mansion will be abandoned.
After all, the mind of the new emperor was too difficult to guess, and it was difficult for them to figure it out.
"Uncle, you can't just send us to the East Palace! I'm your own nephew! ”
This group of young people is extremely panicked, who doesn't know Xu Jing's thunderous methods?
In case this emperor is determined to kill the chickens and monkeys, none of them will survive.